The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-03-12

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SATURDAY, MARCH u, 1887 |
LOCAL N EWS.
Temperance meeting in Fowers
yard BY the Y. NJ. c. A. committee
this evening
Fort-street Church choir will have
rehearsal at the church at three o'clock
this afternoon.
Honolulu Typographical Union, No
81, will meet this evening at half-past
seven O'clock.
S. S City Of Rio de Janeiro is due
to-day from san Francisco for Japan
and China.
The law library has just received an
addition Of az volumes, Of which
IA are Illinois Reports.
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Frozen oysters in cans and on the
half shell form an addition to the daily
bill Of fare Of the Club House Dining
Rooms,
School street bridge will be closed
to traffic on Monday aud until repairs
are completed, which may take about
week
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The full bench will render its deci-
sion in the matter Of alleged contempt
Of Court Of Messrs. Whitney and At.
kinson at ten O'Clock this morning.
Steamer Surprise brought s,4o7 bags
sugar from Maui She called at Lanai
on the return trip for Captain Rosehill
and crew of the Malolo, but they had
been taken of by the Government tug
Ecu
AT the matinee of the Japanese
Acrobats this afternoon, also at the
performance this evening, Japanese
presents viii be given away. Positively
no seats will be reserved for the matt
nee.
The departure Of the Alameda has
been deferred from eight to nine
o'clock this morning, out of courtesy
to the Department Of Foreign Affairs,
giving it more time to prepare volumi.
nous correspondence for Washington.
The performance of Amateur Min.
streI Company has been postponed
from Tuesday I'LL Thursday evening
next, to make way for the Alleyne
Wade Comedy Company, induced tc
remain over for the steamer Australia
from the Alameda to give two perform
ances here.
The Inter Island Steam Navigation
Company has done a neat stroke of ad
veriising while furnishing convent
ence TO the community, by putting VI
a large bulletin board beside the de
livery window Of the Post Office, witt
the names Of its steamers painted
thereon and blanks for writing in time,
of sailing.
Mr.. Geo. w. Lincoln is putting IL
new floor timbers and flooring in tht
vacant store of the Campbell block OF
Queen street. When the work 0
renovation is completed the store will
be occupied as a warehouse by Messrs
Hyman Bros, wholesale merchants
Mr.. Lincoln is making a thorough jol
of the repairs, including ventilators t,
prevent the rotting OF the timbers.
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Mr.. Bartlett had the Hotel beautiful
ly Illuminated with festOons Of colore,
lanterns over its whole front last eve
ming Balconies and corridors wer
thronged with visitors from the steam
ship Alameda and residents. The Ha
waiian Quintet Club sang and playe
native music with enthralling effect, an
the whole occasion seemed to be il
tensey enjoyed by the tarrying vol
ayers.
The whaler WIN Bayllies yesterda
displayed signal Of distress, from he
position off the harbor, while the cal
tain was on shore None of the otht
whaling craft seemed to pay after
ton to the symbol, and the captai
went off in boat after having cleare
the ship at Customs. Then the signi
came down and the bark put to SCI
The sailors on this vessel were put
irons a few days ago for refusing dut
on being denied liberty to have ru
on shore
The report Of last nights lecture |
Elder Curtis at the Seventh Day Al
ventist hall came to hand after OF
space was fully engaged The subje
was on the change of the Sabba
from the seventh to the first day M
Curtis essayed to show that there W
no divine authority or recognition
the change set forth in scripture, al
that 1t was effected by the Rom;
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